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Lee J. Rountree
Full Name: Leonidas Johnson "Lee" Rountree
Date of birth: July 15, 1868
Date of death: May 2, 1923
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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Counties in District |
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26
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Jan 9, 1923 - May 2, 1923
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38th
(1)
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Democrat
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Bryan / Brazos
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Brazos, Grimes
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H
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22
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Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
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37th
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Democrat
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Bryan / Brazos
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Brazos, Grimes
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(1)
Rountree died at his desk 5/2/1923.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Resolutions and Journal entries |
38th Legislature, 2nd C.S., "Communication from Mrs. Lee J. Rountree," 5/15/1923, p. 769.
House Journal.
38th Legislature, 2nd C.S., 5/5/1923, pp. 262-263. Rountree born in July, 1868.
Resolutions - Memorial.
39th Legislature, R.S., 1/14/1925, p. 26.
Resolutions - Memorial.
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Biographical Sketches |
Photo and biographical sketch (Frances Rountree). Born 1878?, death date 12/5/1956. First woman elected to represent Brazos County. One of the first two widows of legislators elected to the Texas Legislature (with Cora Gray Strong.) Relatives: Lee J. Rountree - husband, Frances Rountree - wife.
Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000.
Leonidas Johnson "Lee J." Rountree, birth date 7/15/1868, death date 5/2/1923, biographical sketches, portrait, interment in Bryan City Cemetery, Brazos County.
Find a Grave.
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Military Service Notes |
Confederate States Army, refers to "Colonel Rountree." 38th Legislature, 2nd C.S., 5/5/1923, pp. 262-263.
Resolutions - Memorial.
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Other Resources |
Mentioned in "A Journalistic Survivor - The History of The Eagle," 3/4/2005.
Bryan Eagle.
Obituaries and photo printed in Bryan Weekly Eagle, "Bryan and All Texas is Mourning Loss of One of State's Most Prominent Statesmen, Rep. Lee J. Rountree," 5/3/1923, p. 1.
Bryan Eagle.
Photo and obituary, "Lee J. Rountree Drops Dead While on Floor of Legislative Chamber," 5/3/1923, pp. 1-2.
Galveston Daily News.
Listed in Early History of Grimes County by E.L. Blair 1930, pp. 205-209, "Men who have represented Grimes County in the House of Representatives/State Senate, 1846-1931." Includes years of service, Legislatures, District, and Source of Data.
HeritageQuest Online.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
Lee J. Rountree, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Lee J. Rountree, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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